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Philosopher’s Challenge in Understanding the Language of Science: The case of Homology Concept

Mohammad Mahdi Sadrforati

Volume 11, Issue 21 , June 2021, , Pages 119-138

https://doi.org/10.30465/ps.2021.35265.1504

Abstract
  About fifty years ago Ernst Mayr, a German biologist, and philosopher of science reminded other philosophers of science of the significance of biology in philosophical studies. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the orthodox philosophy of science was still largely leaned toward physics among ...  Read More

Kroon on Reference VS Davidson on Content

Morteza Sedaghat Ahangari Hossein Zadeh

Volume 3, Issue 5 , September 2013, , Pages 23-33

Abstract
  Kroon believes that causal relation alone does not determine the referent of a name because causation involves a kind of under-determination to escape of which, Kroon embed a cognitive dimension, which he calls epistemic warrant, in reference-determination. Davidson brings similar words in his triangulation ...  Read More

Chemical Kinds, Discovery or Convention: A Study on Joseph LaPorte's View about the References of Natural Kinds' Terms

Keyvan Alasti

Volume 2, Issue 3 , September 2012, , Pages 1-22

Abstract
  According to Hilary Putnam, two different levels of empirical investigations regarding natural kinds are available: discovering essence and distinguishing genuine samples from fake ones. Recently, Joseph LaPorte has presented a dilemma in naming natural kinds. He showed that for any kind there are some ...  Read More